Posts By: Tiffany Rivera

Working with the Museum of Seminole County History, UCF Director of Public History and Associate Professor, Dr. Scot French wanted to transform an aging Jail Book into a digital format. Local business E-Z Photo Scan stepped in to volunteer its resources to make this hope a reality. Click here to read about this collaborative effort in… Read more »

Telling the Story of a Small Town in the Digital Age Contributed by Callie Henson, History Graduate Student The community of Sanford, FL began as a small steamboat shipping town and blossomed into one of the most productive celery and citrus cities in Florida from the onset of the 20th century until the 1960s. Sanford’s… Read more »

The Public History Project Lab serves a as a hub for bringing together faculty and community members from history and related disciplines for exploring how history shapes communities today and the ways it can be put to work solving contemporary social and economic problems. Whether it’s a digital archive built using the latest multimedia tools, an oral… Read more »

UCF History students are gaining work experience as they apply skills outside the classroom to internship projects. This semester student interns are working in digital research and preservation, exhibit design, journal editing and museum education. Check out the student intern blogs to learn more about their projects and discoveries: Digital Research and Preservation- Aaron Fried… Read more »

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